Show COBBETT IS E j Featherweight ht the Most Unfortunate Boxer in the Ring Corbett Is still the thet featherweight champion but the opportunity to prove that ho he is rightfully entitled to this distinction Is lost The little Denver boxer is probably hit the hardest of or any in the declaring off oft of ot the battle and wilt will go down in annals as the most unfortunate champion in the history of ot fighting Having accomplished the feat teat he did when he disposed dl p d of ot Terry McGovern In in two to rounds at Hartford Conn Nov 2 8 28 almost a year ear ago a fortune seemed in store for tor him but things did not run right to begin with His Ills theatrical tour t ur was not a successful j jone one and It was he who became din dis disgusted gusted Iste with the stage and for the therIne ring rIne to engage in jn the only battle he has fought since he ho attained the title of ot champion This contest was with Kid Broad at Denver Although he ha was waa returned the winner no great amount of ot glory came caine with the victory for tor his showing was far tar from what was expected of the man who toppled over Terry and sent him down for tor the Broad went ten rounds with the champion and only lost loat l by bf y a hair line decision This Thib put quite a crimp in the enver Ites laurels and then It was that the public looked upon his victory over McGovern as a fluke Broad proved to tobe tobe tobe be the toughest kind of game gme for him while Terry gave gac the Cleveland boier a terrific trouncing in six rounds when hen Broad was waa lighting fighting his best Then a match was arranged with Dave Sullivan to take place at Denver Dener June 18 13 but the fire and police poUce board stopped it the day previous to the tho battle Anxious to fight it out the contestants looked elsewhere and anil St Louis responded quickly The fighters t switched their camps and fight enthusiasts enthusiasts prepared for what was expected to be he a great battle Sullivans terrific go with McGovern at Louisville was still fresh in their minds att t and was sufficient to insure a severe 1 testing for tor the Denver boxer In fact Sullivan was favored by many ot of the thc I best Judges to win But here hero too they were stopped by b the authorities and L the he t contest called oft off for tor good Following this came the matching i with McGovern originally set for New Neti London Conn Aug 29 After Atter training faithfully f for lor weeks the law threat throat threatened threatened ened to Interfere and the managers I of ot the th fighters thinking It bet hest to moVe I II in I n time abandoned New London and hj I sought Louisville as the next bs place Y I The Southern Athletic club offered off red them a purse Sept 16 15 1 which was ad ne au but later postponed until the thed th i 1 2 d Now its Us off for good making tha tho I fourth f successive disappointment Cor Corf I j bett belt has had in inthe the last five months montha I |